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what will be a net fiscal impact to the united states overtime? let's say you're coming into the country when you're 62-year-old just-in-time to collect -- doesn't quite work that way but you won't necessarily be in the prime h. workforce. versus someone who is i am 25 years old and i went to in imperial college of london and i've been impressive skill set and a lot of folks will want to hire me and i will be working for a long time. i will be working until i'm 68 years old. i will be pouring a lot into those tax numbers and actually that's going to make a difference in terms who -- if we believe we will have a safety net that has to be funded. take the immigration off the table for a second. the lifetime net tax rate that is the amount you are taking into the system versus what you are going out is going up pretty much in a matter what we do. for the baby rumors that lifetime net is in the neighborhood of the 20s. we are talking about a lifetime tax rate of the 70s. we want to look it will make that big positive impact in net fiscal term and indi
what will be a net fiscal impact to the united states overtime? let's say you're coming into the country when you're 62-year-old just-in-time to collect -- doesn't quite work that way but you won't necessarily be in the prime h. workforce. versus someone who is i am 25 years old and i went to in imperial college of london and i've been impressive skill set and a lot of folks will want to hire me and i will be working for a long time. i will be working until i'm 68 years old. i will be pouring a...
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based entity, and to the united nations. the principle reason why this is being pushed by china, by india, by russia is because they want to see a reterritorialization along those lines. it's a prereck cigs for them to create a model that's attributable, and, secondly, because for them, cyberspace is not a threat to them in the way we see it, threats to network, but what's done through those networks. population, given the ability to express views unpopular to regimes, popular mobilization in the way we've seen it in the arab spring. i mean, i think the fact that we sometimes talk different languages at the international level, we lack mechanisms is a huge gray area that sometimes is in or advantage, herego, the case to use drones in yemen, and sometimes a huge disadvantage, and i look to the minister to deal with cyber criminality where the jurisdictional problem effectively mean we cannot address the main root cause of some of needs issues. >> we a question back here, and when you are done with the question, pass the micro
based entity, and to the united nations. the principle reason why this is being pushed by china, by india, by russia is because they want to see a reterritorialization along those lines. it's a prereck cigs for them to create a model that's attributable, and, secondly, because for them, cyberspace is not a threat to them in the way we see it, threats to network, but what's done through those networks. population, given the ability to express views unpopular to regimes, popular mobilization in...
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>> as you know, the united states continues in afghanistan. we are winding down and the president has made clear his policy. as we have done that and as we continue to do that, we continue to assist afghanistan in the building i've been training at the afghan national security forces. that's the right policy. in the end, there has to be both reconciliation in the turbine afghanistan, but there have to be afghan forces that are in can be responsible for security. the process to afghan security forces is arty underway and will continue as american forces drawdown. sorry, zach. >> two questions. first on the sequestered. does the president believed that the past march 1st at night would be kind of a mortal economic blow like the fiscal cliff in debt limit? is there more room at the deadline to come up with the proposal for how to do so, but is there room to manage, unlike the fiscal cliff in the debt limit? >> well, i think all of us here would hesitate to rank terrible things in order of their terribleness. so the fact is we shouldn't get to tha
>> as you know, the united states continues in afghanistan. we are winding down and the president has made clear his policy. as we have done that and as we continue to do that, we continue to assist afghanistan in the building i've been training at the afghan national security forces. that's the right policy. in the end, there has to be both reconciliation in the turbine afghanistan, but there have to be afghan forces that are in can be responsible for security. the process to afghan...
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china is soon going to have double the emission of the united states of america. we have got to get these folk z as part of the unified effort. i intend to work very hard to do that. [inaudible] >> i appreciate that. the one probably most important stumbling block to that growing diplomatic partnership that i agree you could have trans formational potential for the world is the potential conflict between china's growing military footprint in the region and our pivot to asia when it comes to our military interest as well. away have seen the growing territorial dispute between china and philippines and china and japan and japan and korea. how do we rather than it out without getting drawn to the dispute which we have no immediate interest in. it makes it harder to stay disconnected if we have a larger footprint there? >> senator, i'm not convinced that increased military rampup is critical yet. i'm not convince yet. that's something i want to look at carefully when and if you confirm and i get in there and dig in a little deeper. we have a lot more bases out there t
china is soon going to have double the emission of the united states of america. we have got to get these folk z as part of the unified effort. i intend to work very hard to do that. [inaudible] >> i appreciate that. the one probably most important stumbling block to that growing diplomatic partnership that i agree you could have trans formational potential for the world is the potential conflict between china's growing military footprint in the region and our pivot to asia when it comes...
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but now the unites were mixed at the time i was in. there was black soldier slept in the same barracks and went to the same mess hall to eat as white soldiers, and that was not true before. >> host: what was the difference you mentioned you weren't familiar with the south. you came out of philadelphia. what was the attitude differences? >> guest: well, to give you an example it was 1959. when i was going to fort stewart, georgia. i was on the bus. i remember stopping, i believe, in some town just south of as you got to virginia, and i saw -- it was sitting out -- i think it was peter berg, virginia. and the bus stop and i woke up and saw the sign and said white waiting room and colored waiting room. that was the first time i was exposed to that. and in savannah, when we got down to savannah, i got off the bus and begun to walk around and i got back on the bus there was a lady sitting in my seat. i was sitting behind the driver. a white lady was sitting in the seat and said excuse me. and she said it was taken. i said i know. it's my se
but now the unites were mixed at the time i was in. there was black soldier slept in the same barracks and went to the same mess hall to eat as white soldiers, and that was not true before. >> host: what was the difference you mentioned you weren't familiar with the south. you came out of philadelphia. what was the attitude differences? >> guest: well, to give you an example it was 1959. when i was going to fort stewart, georgia. i was on the bus. i remember stopping, i believe, in...
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senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that diplomacy and sanctions alone are too weak to compel iranian compliance with the international community's demands. a frank discussion of military options and preparations give credibility to the rest of our strategy. no one should suppose that these steps mean anything other than preparing the ground for the logical necessary access to measures of last resort. at the bipartisan policy center, i participated in an exhaustive analysis of all the means and consequences of potential military action against iran's nuclear weapons program. there were no war advocates among us. nevertheless, if it is true that a nuclear weapons-capable iran is una
senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that diplomacy and sanctions alone are too weak to compel iranian compliance with the...
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after canada it will be the united states chairmanship. so there are only eight nations that make up the arctic council. the whole world is really interested. china is certainly interested in the maritime commerce potential come in the resources. the potential for environmental catastrophe is pretty gigantic there as well. rescue missions, et cetera. what is the special burden of canada and the united states with respect to the arctic council? should countries like china be allowed on server status, and just briefly while ago, kathleen, kathleen, senator mccain in the last panel, the law of the secrets was mention. you think the next congress will ratify it? if not, why not? thanks. >> the special burden, the role i think of arctic council members, all of whom are democracies, one of the underpinnings of democracies is a rules-based system is respect for the rule of law. in addition to accountability to the people who elect you. so canada has, you know, tremendous attachment obsession sovereignty over our to believe the largest part of the
after canada it will be the united states chairmanship. so there are only eight nations that make up the arctic council. the whole world is really interested. china is certainly interested in the maritime commerce potential come in the resources. the potential for environmental catastrophe is pretty gigantic there as well. rescue missions, et cetera. what is the special burden of canada and the united states with respect to the arctic council? should countries like china be allowed on server...
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he later represented the united states and u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and serve as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, to st. louis, and the washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. in making this introduction, i all our speaker an apology. and we need the apology, you are going to conclude that you haven't already, that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who takes advantage of a friend, especially when the friend is vulnerable. and then when he's vulnerable, i pounce. tonight's origin was a rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding of victoria will, george his only daughter, and the apple of his i. george was standing on the edge of the hotel ballroom, taking in one of life's great moments. married to the daughter was so deeply emotional. and george, the loving father was clearly caught up in the moment. and that was the moment that i seized the opportunity -- [laughter] -- to strike. i sidled up
he later represented the united states and u.s. ambassador to the united nations, and serve as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, to st. louis, and the washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. in making this introduction, i all our speaker an apology. and we need the apology, you are going to conclude that you haven't already, that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who...
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the resource in the united states is vast. as i mentioned in my remarks, oil shale alone in three western states is three times the proven reserves of what saudi arabia holds today. the key to it is access the ability to develop it, find the technologies to extract it for domestic consumption, and you potential export as we look down the road. so the hindrance to us today as to what we look at i believe government policies. all we need to do is look at what the states have done on state and private land, again, north dakota being a perfect example. but you can see this in colorado. you conceived in pennsylvania. governor of pennsylvania talks about creating over 85,000 jobs in 18 months in the state of pennsylvania. but it's on private and state land. if federal policy neither did the example and model of what our governors are doing, it would be a game changing opportunity. today, over 85% of the outer continental shelf is still off limits. even for industry to look into seek to find what is out there. permeating and leasing
the resource in the united states is vast. as i mentioned in my remarks, oil shale alone in three western states is three times the proven reserves of what saudi arabia holds today. the key to it is access the ability to develop it, find the technologies to extract it for domestic consumption, and you potential export as we look down the road. so the hindrance to us today as to what we look at i believe government policies. all we need to do is look at what the states have done on state and...
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that compares to 6.8 units for developed countries. chronic ailness a prevalent and rapidly increasing. 75% of our health care dollars today is spent on chronic conditions of which many are preventable. the costs of care varies humanly and rationally from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. worst of all, waste and fraud and duplication of medical services cost the nation $750 billion a year. you also wonder about the impact of the 2010 affordable care act, also known as health care reform. many major provisions are scheduled to take effect in 20 # -- 2014, just a little more than a year from now. the act demonstrates the project's design to improve the delivery system and opens access to coverage and projected to cover millions more individuals. .. >> what i want to talk about today is the way to simplify health care as to putting it firmly and finally to a sustainable level. if you look at health care from the point of view of the average person, the system is unbelievably complex and fragmented. health care decisions often mov
that compares to 6.8 units for developed countries. chronic ailness a prevalent and rapidly increasing. 75% of our health care dollars today is spent on chronic conditions of which many are preventable. the costs of care varies humanly and rationally from hospital to hospital and doctor to doctor. worst of all, waste and fraud and duplication of medical services cost the nation $750 billion a year. you also wonder about the impact of the 2010 affordable care act, also known as health care...
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because the decision by the united states not to involve itself -- and when i say the united states, i mean the obama administration -- not to involve itself in any way in the syrian conflict has done exactly what we bemoaned, what fred talked about in libya which is that it has subcontracted policy to qatar and to other gulf countries who do not have the same tastes in rebels that we do. to put not too fine a point on it. so when you look at the blowback from libya and you ask yourself why is it that the people with whom we are now defending -- against whom we are now defending ourselves in benghazi or others where weapons have flown out are such islamist extremists? the answer is because those who were like-minded to us and chose to act against gadhafi, chose to act in a way that is anathema to us. and is we are lucky because of our limited involvement with our nato allies in libya that we have a government there that is a moderate government, a government of people that tried to pull an ambassador who was being murdered out of the situation rather than push him into one. but what
because the decision by the united states not to involve itself -- and when i say the united states, i mean the obama administration -- not to involve itself in any way in the syrian conflict has done exactly what we bemoaned, what fred talked about in libya which is that it has subcontracted policy to qatar and to other gulf countries who do not have the same tastes in rebels that we do. to put not too fine a point on it. so when you look at the blowback from libya and you ask yourself why is...
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people all over the world looking to the united states. we are known as the indispensable nation for good reason. no nation has more opportunity to the advance the cause of democracy. no nation is as committed to the cause of human rights as we are. to protect our nation and make good on promises as well as to live up to our deals and meet the crisis of this moment, it's urgent that we show people in the rest of the war of the we can get our business done in an effective and timely way. it is difficult enough to solve some of the problems of reface, but i will tell you it becomes impossible or near impossible if we, ourselves, replace our credibility and leverage with gridlock and dysfunction. have heard it in my trips and secretary clinton has heard it in her trips. any of you who travel will begin to your questions about whether not the united states can or will deliver. moreover, more than ever foreign-policy his economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. every day that goes by where america it is uncertain
people all over the world looking to the united states. we are known as the indispensable nation for good reason. no nation has more opportunity to the advance the cause of democracy. no nation is as committed to the cause of human rights as we are. to protect our nation and make good on promises as well as to live up to our deals and meet the crisis of this moment, it's urgent that we show people in the rest of the war of the we can get our business done in an effective and timely way. it is...
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we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance we can govern, that we have better ideas. you know, the fact is we are not in the wilderness. republicans control both the house and most of the statehouses. so we have to oppose the president in the senate on some fronts, and we have to engage him on others. because we can't let our country have a debt rye sis. -- crisis. and if they won't help fix our debt crisis, we have to buy time. we have to keep the bond markets at stake for the sake of our people. that means we'll face some tough moments. like the fiscal cliff. you know, i know we all didn't see eye to eye on that vote. here's how i saw it. on january 1 the senate voted overwhelmingly to prevent tax hikes on 98% of americans. it made the lower tax rates permanent. that's something we couldn't achieve when george bush was in office. and president obama got less revenue than the speaker offered in the first place. in short, there was no way we were going to get a better deal for the ameri
we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance we can govern, that we have better ideas. you know, the fact is we are not in the wilderness. republicans control both the house and most of the statehouses. so we have to oppose the president in the senate on some fronts, and we have to engage him on others. because we can't let our country have a debt rye sis. -- crisis. and if they won't help fix our debt crisis, we have to buy time. we have to keep the bond markets at stake...
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of real-world months that we will read in the united states. so aid that is dramatic and drastic, certainly appropriate, in the united states interest if we can provide additional aid to the opposition within syria that are in continuous communication support or logistics', that kind of assistance to ought to be considered and provided as appropriate. my hope is that this trip will emphasize to us and to the people of america have direct and immediate our state is in this conflict. struggling mightily and compassionately and to provide habitable and humane facilities for the refugees crossing the border as are the turks in their part of the world. the united states has an obligation to do more, to do it now, to do it dramatically. thank you. >> the state department. it is going to ngos and for damascus. they are stating categorically that they are not receiving that aid. those that are struggling against the assad regime. >> recognize that syrian opposition council and its coalition has a legitimate voice for the syrian people. and so it is ver
of real-world months that we will read in the united states. so aid that is dramatic and drastic, certainly appropriate, in the united states interest if we can provide additional aid to the opposition within syria that are in continuous communication support or logistics', that kind of assistance to ought to be considered and provided as appropriate. my hope is that this trip will emphasize to us and to the people of america have direct and immediate our state is in this conflict. struggling...